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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.GOES-P satellite preparing for launch in March 2010Just two months after the successful launch of the GOES-O spacecraft, now called GOES-14 in orbit, the NASA team removed the GOES-P spacecraft from storage and commenced its post storage testing. GOES-P is being prepared for an early March 2010 launch and if the launch schedule holds, it boasts an unprecedented two launches in approximately 8 months.http://phys.org/news174933942.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:01 EDTnews174933942Largest Ring Around Saturn Discovered(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings. http://phys.org/news174111597.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 07 Oct 2009 05:21:07 EDTnews174111597The Hot Saturn Exoplanet(PhysOrg.com) -- Of the roughly 350 known exoplanets (i.e., extrasolar planets), the one orbiting the star HD149026 is unique.http://phys.org/news173697614.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 02 Oct 2009 11:20:01 EDTnews173697614Ganymede makes big impression on Jupiter's auroral lightshows (w/ Video)(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies of features in Jupiter’s spectacular and rapidly changing aurorae have given new insights into the complex electromagnetic interactions between the giant planet and two of its innermost moons.http://phys.org/news172496043.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 18 Sep 2009 12:35:24 EDTnews172496043New NASA temperature maps provide 'whole new way of seeing the moon'(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's first-ever moon temperature-mapping effort has returned its first data. http://phys.org/news172424963.html
Astronomy & SpaceThu, 17 Sep 2009 16:51:32 EDTnews172424963Space station crew grabs new cargo ship from orbit(AP) -- A brand new Japanese space station cargo ship has arrived at its destination 225 miles above Earth.http://phys.org/news172424425.html
Astronomy & SpaceThu, 17 Sep 2009 16:40:57 EDTnews172424425New Transient Radiation Belt Discovered at SaturnScientists using the Cassini spacecraft's Magnetospheric Imaging instrument (MIMI) have detected a new, temporary radiation belt at Saturn, located around the orbit of its moon Dione at about 377 000 km from the center of the planet. The discovery will be presented at the European Planetary Science Congress in Potsdam by Dr Elias Roussos on Monday 14 September.http://phys.org/news172139487.html
Astronomy & SpaceMon, 14 Sep 2009 09:32:31 EDTnews172139487Bad weather further stalls shuttle landing(AP) -- Bad weather in Florida has stalled space shuttle Discovery's landing once more.http://phys.org/news171865683.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 11 Sep 2009 15:06:58 EDTnews171865683Space shuttle dodges debris on way home to Earth(AP) -- NASA has moved the shuttle Discovery out of the way of a mystery piece of orbiting junk and is hoping for a scheduled landing on Earth.http://phys.org/news171778248.html
Astronomy & SpaceThu, 10 Sep 2009 13:55:42 EDTnews171778248ESA preparing 'sugar-cube' gyro sensors for future missionsOne of ESA's future Earth observation missions will monitor its orientation in space with the help of the smallest gyro ever flown by the Agency. Now being tested, the sugar cube-sized device at the heart of the gyro unit is derived from a sensor used in anti-lock braking systems on millions of cars.http://phys.org/news171731607.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 09 Sep 2009 16:30:02 EDTnews171731607Space shuttle and crew aim for Thursday landing(AP) -- Shuttle Discovery's astronauts aimed for a Thursday evening landing to wrap up their successful space station delivery mission, but late summer storms threatened to keep them up an extra day or two.http://phys.org/news171730420.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 09 Sep 2009 16:10:01 EDTnews171730420Scientists cool gas by laser bombardmentThree decades ago, American and Finnish scientists came up with a very powerful method for cooling gases by "laser bombardment." Only now were physicists at the University of Bonn able to demonstrate that it actually works. The work of the Bonn scientists will appear in the forthcoming issue of the journal Nature. Fast cooling by laser bombardment could, inter alia, possibly be used for the construction of new mini fridges.http://phys.org/news171120090.html
PhysicsWed, 02 Sep 2009 15:00:07 EDTnews171120090Astronauts gear up for first spacewalk of mission(AP) -- It's moving and spacewalking day in orbit.http://phys.org/news171005334.html
Astronomy & SpaceTue, 01 Sep 2009 06:29:30 EDTnews171005334Ariane 5 places Japan, Australia satellites in orbitAn Ariane 5 rocket successfully placed communications satellites into geostationary orbit on Friday for Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Australian operator Optus, according to Arianespace.http://phys.org/news170137626.html
Astronomy & SpaceSat, 22 Aug 2009 06:50:01 EDTnews170137626China's first Mars orbiter in Russia for launch: state mediaChina's first satellite to probe Mars has been transported to Russia for a launch later this year, state media reported Thursday.http://phys.org/news168778030.html
Astronomy & SpaceThu, 06 Aug 2009 12:40:01 EDTnews168778030ANDE-2 satellite deployed from Space Shuttle EndeavourThe Naval Research Laboratory's satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), was deployed from NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 30, 2009.http://phys.org/news168716575.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 05 Aug 2009 18:43:25 EDTnews168716575Double engine for a nebula(PhysOrg.com) -- The new image, showing a very rich field of stars towards the Carina arm of the Milky Way, is centred on the star HD 87643, a member of the exotic class of B[e] stars [1]. It is part of a set of observations that provide astronomers with the best ever picture of a B[e] star.http://phys.org/news168689716.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 05 Aug 2009 11:15:44 EDTnews168689716S.Korea first rocket launch set for August 11South Korea has rescheduled its first space rocket launch from its soil to August 11 after repeatedly postponing it due to technical reasons, officials said Saturday.http://phys.org/news168412334.html
Astronomy & SpaceSun, 02 Aug 2009 06:50:02 EDTnews168412334Astronauts inspect space shuttle ahead of landing(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts are inspecting their ship to make sure it's safe for Friday's landing.http://phys.org/news168072866.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 29 Jul 2009 08:20:01 EDTnews168072866It's a day of farewells for 2 space crews(AP) -- They've spent the past one-and-a-half weeks together in space, and now it's time for two teams of astronauts to say goodbye.http://phys.org/news167978840.html
Astronomy & SpaceTue, 28 Jul 2009 05:47:45 EDTnews167978840Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st CenturyOne one-thousand, 2 one-thousand, 3 one-thousand, 4 one-thousand... Continue counting and don't stop until you reach 399 one-thousand. http://phys.org/news167402894.html
Astronomy & SpaceTue, 21 Jul 2009 14:00:10 EDTnews167402894Exploring the Moon, Discovering Earth(PhysOrg.com) -- Forty years ago, Apollo astronauts set out on a daring adventure to explore the Moon. They ended up discovering their own planet.http://phys.org/news167323008.html
Astronomy & SpaceMon, 20 Jul 2009 15:50:03 EDTnews167323008LROC's first look at the Apollo landing sitesThe imaging system on board NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently had its first of many opportunities to photograph the Apollo landing sites. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) imaged five of the six Apollo sites with the narrow angle cameras (NACs) between July 11 and 15, within days of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.http://phys.org/news167056047.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 17 Jul 2009 13:28:26 EDTnews167056047Gravity wells could provide 'parking lots' for spaceshipsNature has provided five huge rest stops far out in space for the convenience of spacecraft traveling from Earth. Some NASA folks call them "parking lots" in space.http://phys.org/news166903758.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 15 Jul 2009 19:10:01 EDTnews166903758Web site recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time(AP) -- Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon.http://phys.org/news166680440.html
Astronomy & SpaceMon, 13 Jul 2009 05:30:06 EDTnews166680440GOES-O satellite reaches orbit, renamed GOES-14On June 27, 2009, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space during a spectacular launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. GOES-O has now been renamed and its solar array has been deployed.http://phys.org/news166455961.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 10 Jul 2009 14:46:27 EDTnews166455961Galileo's notebooks may reveal secrets of new planetGalileo knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years before its official discovery date, according to a new theory by a University of Melbourne physicist.http://phys.org/news166355079.html
Astronomy & SpaceThu, 09 Jul 2009 10:45:25 EDTnews166355079Coolest spacecraft ever in orbit around L2(PhysOrg.com) -- Last night, the detectors of Planck's High Frequency Instrument reached their amazingly low operational temperature of -273°C, making them the coldest known objects in space. The spacecraft has also just entered its final orbit around the second Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system, L2.http://phys.org/news165839026.html
Astronomy & SpaceFri, 03 Jul 2009 11:24:25 EDTnews165839026NASA's new moon probe sends back moon shots(AP) -- NASA's new lunar probe launched less than a week ago has already sent back some shots of the moon.http://phys.org/news165079891.html
Astronomy & SpaceWed, 24 Jun 2009 16:31:52 EDTnews165079891LRO lunar mission successfully enters moon orbitAfter a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon. Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., confirmed the spacecraft's lunar orbit insertion at 6:27 a.m. EDT Tuesday.http://phys.org/news164973229.html
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